Michelle Katuna (she/her, European Ashkenazi Jewish and non-Jewish descent) grew up in Coast Miwok territory. She studies and works in applied environmental management, ecological restoration, and Tribal co-stewardship in the north Bay Area of California, and beyond.
Admittance Semester/Year and Program
Fall 2023, PhD in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Education
MS, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, University of California, Berkeley, 2024
BS, Conservation & Resource Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2015
Research Lab
Dr. Peter A. Nelson Lab
Dr. Jennifer Sowerwine Lab (co-advisors)
Selected Publications
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“Towards Collaboration: Understanding Settler Colonialism as Context for California Environmental Management,” Oct 2025; 1 hour webinar prepared for Contra Costa Resource Conservation District and the general public. Recording available at: https://www.youtube.com/@ccrcd
- Tending the Edges: The Benefits of Hedgerows on Bay Area Working Lands”, 2022. Technical educational pamphlet for Marin RCD land managers, partners, and public. Available in print and online: https://www.marinrcd.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TendingTheEdges.English.Reducedpdf.pdf
Grassland and woodland ecology, community-engaged methods, Tribal co-stewardship, critical settler colonial studies, conflict resolution
